Join Civic IxD researchers at the Society 5.0 Festival | Oct 9-10, 2024

Join the AUAS – Civic Interaction Design Research Group at the Society 5.0 Festival on October 9-10 for a series of engaging workshops on AI ethics, collective decision-making, VR, and the future of digital transformation!

📅 Oct 9, 16:45 – 18:00 | 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆

In his role as academic director of the Centre of Expertise Creative Innovation, Martijn de Waal will host a discussion with keynote speaker Marleen Stikker at the Plenary Opening Session of the Festival.

📅 Oct 10, 11:15-12:30 | 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗻: 𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀

Immerse yourself in a hands-on megagame with Sonia Abrantes, Karel Millenaar, Kristin Webb, and Anders Bouwer to explore the ethical complexities of AI and how games can foster critical thinking.

📅 Oct 10, 13:30-14:45 | 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

Tara Karpinski introduces quadratic voting as a tool for collective decision-making processes, helping communities tackle the challenges of diverse opinions and make fairer decisions through a real-world case study & prototype.

📅 Oct 10, 15:00-16:15 | 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀: 𝗩𝗥 & 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿

Mirjam Vosmeer examines how Virtual Reality can break or reinforce gender biases, and invites discussion whether VR needs to be reimagined to become a truly gender-inclusive medium — and how we can make that happen.

📅 Oct 10, 15:00-16:15 | 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀

Martijn de Waal will take part in the workshop organized by the Design Embassy of Digital Futures and hosted by Pallas Agterberg, in which participants will discuss how algorithms could grant us “superpowers,” while exploring the ethical balance between opportunities and risks in the digital world.